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Roy Oscar Houff Jr., 81, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Sept. 14, 2023. He was born in 1941 to Roy Houff Sr. and Alice Houff. Roy was a devoted husband to Susan Houff, and together they recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, a testament to their enduring love and commitment to one another. As a resident of both Scottsdale, Ariz., and Hinsdale, Roy was a visionary entrepreneur who made a significant impact in the floral industry. In 1977, he founded The Roy...
Hinsdale Central brought back the old-school tradition of a bonfire before Homecoming Tuesday night. After the grounds crew assembled the wooden "structure" on the Grant Street field, dozens of students gathered to watch the mini-inferno. A Hinsdale Fire department engine was on hand just in case. Complete Homecoming information appears on Pages 5 and 11. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
n Oktoberfest Sept. 23-24 Brookfield Zoo 3300 Golf Road (708) 688-8400 www.czs.org/events Toss on some lederhosen and enjoy live polka music at the zoo's beer garden. Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest beer and a seasonal menu featuring brats, sausages, pretzels with beer cheese and more will be available for purchase. Time: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. n Fall Color Wine Tasting Sept. 28 Morton Arboretum 4100 Route 53, Lisle (630) 968-0074 www.mortonarb.org Enjoy seasonal wines and live music in The Grand Garden amidst changing trees at the...
The 29th annual Rotary Run Charity Classic is Sunday, Oct. 1, and anticipation is picking up at a strong pace, said longtime Hinsdale Rotarian and race coordinator Tom Norton. "Registration is quite a bit ahead of last year at this time. And sponsorship has come back to pre-pandemic levels," he said. The popular autumn Hinsdale event, which begins and ends at The Community House, 415 W. Eighth St., features races for every member and ability level in the family while raising...
Thomas Everett Reynolds Jr., 88, died at Sage Meadows of Lake Geneva on Sept. 12, 2023. He was raised in Hinsdale, brother to John and Jim Reynolds, and son of Thomas and Evelyn Reynolds. He attended Hinsdale High School (graduating in 1953) and then Denison University (1957) and went on to receive an MBA from the University of Chicago. He also served in the Army Reserves. He married Ann in 1961. They raised their family in Clarendon Hills and spent time each summer at Lake...
Jerry L. Woolley, 90, formerly of Homewood, died Sept. 6, 2023, at an assisted living home in Hinsdale. Jerry was born in LaCrosse, Wis., in 1932 to Florence (Rabbit) and Claude Woolley. As a young teen in LaPorte, Ind., in the 1940s, Jerry frequently boarded the train by himself destined for Chicago, where he went to venues that hosted live blues music. In high school Jerry excelled in butterfly and breaststroke swimming events. He put his swimming skills to work as a...
Christopher Robert Katsis, 31, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Sept. 14, 2023. Chris was a loyal friend and had a huge heart and a great sense of humor. Chris loved to joke and make people laugh, especially his mom. His greatest accomplishment was his son, Mason Robert. Chris loved Mason with his whole heart and soul. His favorite things to do with Mason were going to parks and forest preserves and swimming. Chris loved the White Sox and the Packers. He loved vacationing in...
Kathleen Kavanagh Chapman, 81, of Hinsdale passed away on Sept. 18, 2023. Born to Lota and Thomas Kavanagh in 1941, Kathleen was a life-long Chicagoan and a pioneer in computer science. Following her education at Saint Scholastica Academy and Marquette University, She worked for many years with Deltak. She also worked as a consultant for many companies and co-authored several seminal books about LAN technology. As an advocate for women in STEM, she supported and encouraged many female friends and relatives in pursuing their...
His years spent growing up in Hinsdale gave Anik Zampini an up-close knowledge of life in the village. His years spent in places around the world showed him that his hometown is a great place to be, to live and to raise a family. Born in Hong Kong and after living in Italy, Nigeria, Thailand, Colombia and Venezuela, Zampini calls Hinsdale home. As a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Realty, his job is to make it home for others, too. "It's a dream come true," Zampini...
I brought a book with me when I traveled this summer. I was not invested in it; in fact, I predicted I'd finish it on the plane and leave it there. It was a guilt read, meaning it had been recommended so fervently by one friend so often that I thought I'd just breeze through it to appease her. A nonfiction, self-help best-seller, it was a weird genre for fiction-loving-me. Luckily it was slim, so I could tote it around with me. And tote it I did, because I discovered it was...
Eighty-one percent of crashes at public railroad grade crossings in Illinois occur where active warning devices, such as flashing lights, ringing bells and/or gates already exist, according to government statistics. During 2022, 129 vehicle crashes were reported at public highway-rail grade crossings, resulting in 30 fatalities and 39 personal injuries in Illinois. An additional 62 pedestrians trespassing on railroad rights-of-way were struck by passing trains, resulting in 39 fatalities and 23 personal injuries. Sept. 18-24...
I am jumping the gun a bit with that headline. Fall doesn't officially start until the autumnal equinox occurs at 1:49 a.m. Saturday. But we're close enough (especially when TV folk started observing "meteorological fall" Sept. 1). Fall, as many of you know, is my favorite season. I frankly don't understand why that's not true for everyone, given all there is to recommend it. I will admit I have warmed up to summer since my daughter was born 14 years ago. I think it has...
Hinsdale police released the following reports Sept. 19. DUI arrests • Victor H. Vela, 33, 3223 W. 38th Place, No. 1, Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, operating an uninsured vehicle, and driving with suspended registration and a suspended license at 2:13 a.m. Sept. 13 at York Road and Ogden Avenue. He was charged and released to appear in court. • Shihab M. Salah, 26, 6507 Quincy St., Willowbrook, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal stopping/standing/parking whe...
School Exec Connect invites residents to help develop a profile that will be used to identify strong candidates and ultimately select a new superintendent for Hinsdale High School District 86. This profile will highlight district strengths and potential areas for improvement and list the characteristics stakeholders believe the next superintendent should possess. Residents have two opportunities to participate. They can take a brief online survey (six questions, 10 min) that will be open from Sept. 22 until 4 p.m. Oct. 2....
The land on which Hinsdale Central's Red Devils will celebrate Homecoming this weekend was once home to Sedgeley Farm, a regional leader in both dairy cattle breeding and use of electric power. New York-born Enos Barton helped launch Western Electric Manufacturing Co. with Oberlin College classmate Elisha Gray in Chicago in the early 1870s, eventually becoming the firm's president and then chairman of the board. In his retrospective "Hinsdale," author Timothy Bakken sheds...
Teachers and board members in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 reached a tentative agreement on a new contract last week. Bill Cotter, serving as acting board president at Monday’s school board meeting, announced that negotiating teams for the board and the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Teachers Association met Sept. 14 and came to consensus on a new four-year contract. “Throughout the process, all parties were focused on ensuring a fair, multi-year contract that serves the best interests of all District 181 sta...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their Sept. 14 meeting, board members: • listened to an update on the Academic Committee, including a discussion of revised administrative procedures for curriculum development. The new process, which is still under discussion, will include more opportunities for district residents and board members to provide input. • heard a presentation on the tentative budget for fiscal year 2023-24. The spending plan shows estimated revenues of almost $125.4 million, up 3.6...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St. www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: 2022 financial audit, space audit proposal, compensation benchmarking study, designating public depository resolution, policy approval...
Viva Las Vegas, the Red Devil way. Hinsdale Central is in the midst of its Homecoming week celebrations around the theme of Vegas Vacation. Varsity Club members and homecoming co-chairs Emma-Sofia Gaytan, Elena Koulouris and Anjika Kumar, all seniors, said the motif was originally considered for last spring's Prom. "Since we loved the idea so much, we decided to move it to Homecoming," Koulouris said. Activities kicked off Monday with students encouraged to wear airport...
After an armed robbery at Verizon in Addison the afternoon of Sept. 14, two offenders ended up in Hinsdale after exiting Interstate 294 at Ogden Avenue. One offender was taken into custody at Elm Street and Fuller Road after the car in which they were fleeing was disabled, according to Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King. The second fled on foot through the residential yards to the north and east. A Hinsdale officer observed the offender cross Oak Street and scale a fence at the...
A federal jury has convicted the man accused of detonating a homemade explosive in the Hinsdale train station 17 years ago. Thomas James Zajac, 70, formerly of Oakbrook Terrace, was convicted Monday of all three counts against him, including one count of attempting to destroy property with an explosive device, one count of possessing an unregistered destructive device and one count of willfully making a threat through the mail to kill or injure a person with an explosive device, according to a press release from the U.S....
Debbie Levinthal resigned this week from the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board. She addressed several topics in her resignation letter, which she emailed to The Hinsdalean Tuesday morning. She opened with words of support for Interim Superintendents Linda Yonke and Ray Lechner. “The district is in excellent hands under the leadership of Drs. Yonke and Lechner,” she wrote. “Their collective wisdom, along with the wisdom of member (Kay) Gallo at the board table, can optimally guide this district through this trans...
The Hinsdale Central Hall of Fame will induct six new members tonight, Sept. 21, at its dinner at Ruth Lake Country Club. The event has taken place every year since the inaugural class was inducted in 1997. Following are brief bios of members of the Class of 2023. Stephen Cashman Class of 1978 A National Merit Scholar, Cashman was a member of the National Honor Society, Latin Club and gymnastics team. He was part of the 1978 team that won sectional and regional championships en route to taking fifth at the state. He had...
Amateur actor Art Andersen's first foray onto the stage was a bit, well, multi-faceted. "I was a servant. I was a dogcatcher. I was a cabinet member," the Hinsdale resident related of his debut in "Annie" several years ago. Although keeping each character's lines straight was taxing, the experience was so enjoyable that Andersen stuck with it. He's now preparing for his latest part in the Westmont Performing Arts production of "The Drowsy Chaperone," opening Sept. 22 at Westvi...
Special delivery - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. These photos, which date back to 1939, are taken from the roof of what is now the police station looking west at the area that would become the post office. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]....
